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So Far, So Good: Gillette Native Battling Cancer For A Third Time (And Winning)
Gillette native Nathan Kissack likes to joke that he’s done fentanyl 25 times, and he’s even done fentanyl and heroin together. The drugs were all legal, however, part of what is now a third — and so far successful — fight with cancer.
Renée JeanMay 19, 2024
Rock Springs Duo Risk Lives Climbing Cliff To Rescue Cat
An indoor cat named Pepper spent two days outdoors stuck halfway up a cliff in Rock Springs, ignoring every attempt to coax, cajole and coerce her down. So, a local man and teen climbed the cliff to rescue her.
Andrew RossiMay 19, 2024
Wyoming History: Pinedale Mailman Paid Ultimate Price In 1921 Blizzard
Delivering the mail across Wyoming’s vast empty spaces wasn’t for the faint of heart more than a century ago -- especially Pinedale and South Pass City. Mail carrier Ralph Faler got caught in a blizzard and never made it out.
Dale KillingbeckMay 19, 2024
Wyoming Man Vows To Dance At His Wedding Despite Serious Injuries From ATV Crash
Although he's hospitalized and still unable to move his arms, Cody's Skylar Peterson is vowing to dance with his future wife Sydnie at their wedding on August 10. Peterson was severely injured in an ATV crash earlier this month.
Mark HeinzMay 19, 2024
Laramie Inventor Elmer Lovejoy Built And Drove Wyoming’s First Car
No one in Wyoming had yet seen an automobile in 1898. That all changed when Elmer Lovejoy took a little drive in the car -- that he built -- in downtown Laramie on May 7, 1898. He was going an unthinkable 8 miles per hour.
Jake NicholsMay 19, 2024
134-Year-Old Historic Wyoming Brothel Back In Business At Cody’s Old Trail Town
Rose Williams' Roadhouse and Brothel in Meeteetse was patronized by Butch Cassidy and has plenty of sordid stories from its past. It's now fully restored and open for business again — sort of — at Cody's Old Trail Town.
Andrew RossiMay 19, 2024
Wyoming Rescue Dog From The Kindness Ranch Unites Politicians On Capitol Hill
Uno, one of 4,000 beagles rescued from an animal research facility, united Capitol Hill with his message of treating animals humanely. Uno lives at Wyoming's Kindness Ranch, the only facility in the nation to take in only former research animals.
Jen KocherMay 18, 2024
Wyoming Weather Scientist Goes Night-Skiing During Aurora Borealis Event
Michael Charnick is a weather scientist based in Cheyenne who captured stunning images while night-skiing at more than 11,000-feet elevation during last weekend’s vivid aurora borealis. He was on the slopes from 9:30pm to after 3am.
Leo WolfsonMay 18, 2024
Huge Wyoming Elk Racks Sell For Big Money At World’s Largest Antler Auction
The 57th annual ElkFest auction -- the world's largest antler sale -- is being held this weekend in Jackson. Last month, more than 100 scouts gathered 8,162 pounds of antlers at the National Elk Refuge. Proceeds are split between the scouts and the National Elk Refuge.
Jake NicholsMay 18, 2024
Just When Wyoming Seems To Be Firmly In Spring, Snow Expected
Warm and windy weather is in store for most of Wyoming this weekend, but meteorologist Don Day says to expect a wet and cold start to the work week on Monday with high-country snow.
Andrew RossiMay 17, 2024
Good News: Hitching Post Sign Saved. Also, Man Found Living In Sign!
When construction workers were digging up the concrete foundation for the gigantic Hitching Post sign in west Cheyenne, they saw a foot sticking out. Turns out someone was living in the sign. Also, the sign will be saved.
Renée JeanMay 15, 2024
Gillette Celebrates Sheep Wagons — Wyoming’s Original Tiny Homes
The town of Gillette spent Saturday celebrating sheep wagons, a uniquely Wyoming invention that were ingenious for their time. The 12-foot-long tiny homes on wheels were practical long before they became trendy.
Renée JeanMay 13, 2024
First Building Built In Cody 128 Years Ago Is Still Open For Business
The first building built in Cody 128 years ago has been a post office, a poker club, a church, radiator shop and a medical office. It's moved three times but it's still standing and open for business.
Andrew RossiMay 12, 2024
Cody Museum Uses Spit To Clean Historic Paintings To Hang In Irma Hotel
Preserving Wyoming’s Western history is something the Buffalo Bill Center of the West takes seriously. So when they gave three oil paintings back to their original home at the iconic Irma Hotel, they got a good spit-cleaning first.
Andrew RossiMay 12, 2024
Gillette Sheep Drive Stops Traffic, Revives Ranching Tradition
Mike Miller drove about 150 ewes and lambs through Gillette on Saturday, marking the first time in decades the area’s ranching tradition was revived with a sheep trail, stopping traffic and delighting locals.
Jen KocherMay 12, 2024
Wyoming History: It’s Been A Century Since 100-Year Floods Devastated Central Wyoming
Dozens were killed when torrential rains in July and again in September 1923 brought a double dose of 100-year floods that put Thermopolis and other towns under water and caused the worst train wreck in Wyoming history.
Dale KillingbeckMay 12, 2024
Nebraska High School Picks O.J. Simpson For Inspirational Quote
Although some were certain it had so be a senior prank, a high school east of Lusk, Wyoming, chose a statement by O.J. Simpson as the inspirational quote in its commencement announcement. Turns out, it was approved at the highest levels.
Jimmy OrrMay 11, 2024
Wyoming History: Wyoming-Bound Passengers Among Survivors Of Titanic Disaster
Two people aboard the RMS Titanic when it sunk in 1912 were headed for Wyoming. Both would live to tell their harrowing stories — and one made it to his Casper destination.
Dale KillingbeckMay 11, 2024
Man Finds Answers 114 Years After Great-Grandfather Killed In Wyoming Mining Town
Riccardo Severini was shot and killed on Easter Sunday while playing a game of poker in the mining town of Sunrise, Wyoming, back in 1910. His great-grandson is digging into the tragedy and uncovering pieces of untold Wyoming history.
Renée JeanMay 11, 2024
The Science Behind The Lightning Storm Over The Erupting Guatemalan Volcano
Mike Poland, scientist-in-charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, said the spectacular lightning storm above the erupting Guatemalan volcano this week, was the result of static electricity generated by the collision of ash particles in the plume of the erupting volcano.
Andrew RossiMay 11, 2024
Cheyenne Barber Angel Maldonado Releases Song Featuring Jelly Roll
Angel Maldonado is a Cheyenne barber and a musician. A collaboration he did with rapper turned country music star Jelly Roll has just been released ahead of Jelly Roll’s upcoming appearance at Cheyenne Frontier Days this summer.
Renée JeanMay 11, 2024
Former All-American UW Wrestler Bryce Meredith Now An Undefeated MMA Fighter
Cheyenne's Bryce Meredith was one of the toughest, most successful athletes in the history of University of Wyoming wrestling. But he always wanted to punch someone, and that doesn’t go over too well on the mat. So he turned to MMA and he's undefeated.
Jake NicholsMay 11, 2024
Severe Space Storm Could Mean Spectacular Auroras, Blackouts For Wyoming
NASA has issued a Geomagnetic Storm Watch for Saturday. Meteorologist Don Day says for Wyomingites that means brilliant auroras in the night sky are possible Friday and Saturday. But it could also cause disruptions on your electronic devices.
Andrew RossiMay 10, 2024
End Of An Era: Cheyenne’s Iconic Hitching Post Inn Sign Comes Down
The iconic Hitching Post sign in Cheyenne was torn down on Thursday. It was the last remnant of the place once known as the “Second Capitol of Wyoming" as that's where legislators stayed during the session and got most of their work done.
Renée JeanMay 09, 2024